Copy-holder.



R. A. HILL. COPY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.17, 1912. I

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

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Specification ot letters latent.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

.J Application filed August 17, um. sermno. 716,592.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUssELL A. HILL, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, and a residentof St. Thomas, in the Province of Ontario,Dominion of Canada, have invented a newand. Improved Copy-Holder,-ofwhich the following 'is a full, clear, and exact description.

My inventionv has for its object .to provide av copy holder havingpivoted arms with means for holding the arms normally in-adjustedposition, there being an addi- ,tional member having arms pivoted to thefirst-mentioned arms, so that the member may be moved relatively'to thefirst-mentioned arms by a rod pivoted at one end relatively to the arms,and at. the other end to the arms on the member at one side-of the pivotpoint connecting the member with the first-mentioned arms. With thisconstruction the first-mentioned'arms may be held in one-position withthe member held to support the copy. in position to be conveniently readand when desired the first-mentioned arms may be moved, when the rodwill move the member relatively to the first-mentioned arms, so that thedevice will be in position to permit the typist to make notes on themember carried by the second arms. This movement 'of the member willalso permit the typist to conveniently reach over the device to makecorrections on the typewriter when the device is disposed across thetypewriter.

Additional objects of my invention appear in the following completespecification, in which the preferred form of my invention is disclosed.

In the drawings similar characters of ref- 40 erence indicatecorresponding parts in all the views, in which- Figure 1 is a -'sideelevation showing my device in position to support the copy so that itmay be conveniently read; Fig.2 is a view showing the device moved sothat the copy may be supported on the pivoted member to permit thetypist to make notes; and Fig. 3 is a front elevation of Fig. 1. Byreferring to the drawings it will be seen that two base members 5 areprovided, these base members being spaced apart, the arms 6 beingpivoted to these base members 5 at the points indicated by the referencecharacters 7. In the base members 5 there are teeth 8, with which pins9, which extend inwardly from the arms 6, engage, so that the said teeth8 engaging the pins 9, limit the movement of the arms 6 relatively tothe base members 5.

Pivoted at the points 13 to the upper ter- 69 minals 10 of the arms 6,there are arms 11, which form part of the member 12. Extending upwardlyfrom the pivot points 13 the arms. 11 have inwardly extendingtelescoping members 14, which connect one of the arms 11 with itscompanion arm. The arms 11 extend downwardly below their pivot points13, and tothe lowerterminals 15 of the arms 11 there are articulated therods 16, the lower terminals of the rods 16 70 ingswhen the arms 6 aremoved from the positionshown in Fig. VI of the drawings to the positionshown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. When the arms 11 are disposed in theposition shown in Fig. 1 of'the drawings, they serve to support copy,which may be conveniently read by the typist, since the base members 5may be disposed one at each side of the keyboard of the typewriter, andwith the arms 6 extending upwardly therefrom. When the typist desires tomake notes or to reach over the top of the copy holder to makecorrections, on the typewriter, the arms 6 are moved forward to thepositions shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, when the arms 11 will bemoved by the rods 16 so that the member 12 will be so disposed that aplate member may be supported thereon, and notes may be convenientlytaken. It is also possible, when the member 12 is in this position, toreach over the member to make corrections on the typewriter. Guides 18are secured to the arms 6, and" extend around the rods 16, to limit themovement of the rods 16 away from the said arms 6. The rods 16 may befreed from the arms 11, when the member 12 may be folded between thearms 6. The arms 6 with the base members 5 may then be pushed towardeach other telescoping the members 14 so that the device may be packedin very little space. The arms 6 may also be adjusted l relatively toeach other to fit any size or kind of typewriter. I

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In a copy holder, two pivoted arms spaced apart, a member having twoarms pivoted adjacent their lower ends to the first arms, transverselytelescoping arms connecting the second-mentioned arms, and rods pivotedat one set of ends to the second-mentioned arms, and at their other endsrelatively to the arms. I

2. In a copy holder, two base members normally free from each other andhaving projections, two arms pivoted to the base members, pins on thearms for engaging the projections to limit the movement of the armsrelatively to the base member, a member having two arms pivoted at theirlower ends to the first arms, transversely telescop ing membersconnecting the second-mentioned arms, and rods pivoted at one set ofends to thesecond-mentioned arms, and at their other ends to the basemembers.

3. In a copy holder, two base members normally free from each other, twoarms pivoted to the base members, a member having two arms pivotedadjacent their lower ends to the first arms, transversely telescopingmembers connecting the second-mentioned arms, and rods pivoted at oneset of ends to the lower ends of the second-mentioned arms, and at theirother ends to the base members.

' In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RUSSELL A. HILL.

Witnesses ETHEL MAXWELL, I JOHN B. DAVIDSON.

